Reusing Dialysis Wastewater: The Elephant in the Room

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-12

  Agar, John W M ^a  

^a BARWON HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CARBON; CHLORAMINE DERIVATIVE; DIALYSIS FLUID; ENDOTOXIN;

BUDGET; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DESALINATION; DIALYSATE; DIALYSIS MEMBRANE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; EFFLUENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMODIALYSIS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOROCCO; NANOFILTRATION; RECYCLING; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEWER; WASTE WATER;

HEMODIALYSIS SOLUTIONS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MOROCCO; RENAL DIALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 45449093004     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.04.005     Document Type: Editorial

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